Dental napkin.



A. L. SIMPSON.

DENTAL NAPKIN. A PPLIUATION FILED JULY 5, 1910.

1 93,17 Y Patnted Jan 31,1911.

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ALBERT L. SIMPSON, OF SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA.

DENTAL NAPKIN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 5, 1910.

Patented Jan. 31, 1911. $eria1 No. 570,516.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, ALBERT L. SIMPSON, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at San Diego, in the county of San Diego and State ofCalifornia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in DentalNapkins, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a dental fabric, the object of the inventionbeing to provide a small napkin made of cloth, paper, or other suitablematerial, and having a selvage edge or a strand of dental floss. The

'body of the napkin is to be coated or impregnated with an antisepticpaste or powder. The edge or dental floss may be passed between theteeth in the usual manner of using this floss and the teeth may bebrushed with the napkin.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in thedetailed de scription which now follows.

The figure shown in the accompanying drawing illustrates a dental napkinconstructed in accordance with the invention.

Referring to the drawing, A designates the body of a napkin which may beformed of cloth, paper, or other suitable material and is of a size asto be readily folded and carried in a purse. An edge of dental floss Bsurrounds the body A and is adapted to be passed between the teeth inthe usual manner of use of floss ofthis kind.

I contemplate coating or impregnating the napkin A with an antisepticpaste, powder, or fluid, or other antiseptic substance.

It will be understood that these napkins may be so cheaply manufacturedthat they may be thrown away after being used a single time.

These articles will. prove a great convenience to travelers, renderingunnecessary the carrying of tooth brushes and dentifrice.

It is not essential that the dental floss extend entirely around thebody of the napkin, but it need only extend along one edge. If desiredthe dental floss may project beyond one corner of the napkin so that theprojecting portion designated C may be used. Instead of having thedental floss pass entirely around the napkin, it may, if desired, passonly along one edge thereof and the remaining selvage edges of thenapkin may be used to be passed between the teeth.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that simple andefficient means are here in provided for accomplishing the objects ofthe invention, but while the elementsv shown and described are welladapted to serve the purposes for which they are intended, it is to beunderstood that the invention is not limited to the preciseconstruct-ion set forth, but includes within its purview such changes asmay be made within the scope of the appended claim.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

In an article of the character described, a napkin-like body portion anda strand of dental floss secured along one edge of said napkin-like bodyportion, said strand of dental floss being continued beyond one corherof the napkin-like body portion.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT L. SIMPSON,

Witnesses:

H. M. VoLLMnn, J. C. HIZAR.

